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Note that this schedule may be altered during the quarter. Note also that there will likely be only a rough separation between lecture and laboratory material, and the amount of class time spent on lab (versus lecture) will vary over the course of the quarter (probably less lab time early in the quarter, more later on).
| Date | # | Lecture Topic | Lab Topic | Reading |
| (N=Nesse; P=Perkins; W=Winter) | ||||
| Wed, Jan 5 | 1 | Introduction, Organizational Items; Light: Particles, Waves, Rays, Refraction & Reflection, Becke Line, Relief | Intro to Microscope, Isotropics in thin section, Describing Minerals in Thin Section | |
| Fri, Jan 7 | 2 | Refractometry: Double Refraction | ||
| Mon, Jan 10 | 3 | Light and anisotropic minerals (pleochroism, retardation) | ||
| Wed, Jan 12 | 4 | Light and anisotropic minerals (interference), Birefringence-thickness-retardation, extinction, vibration directions, sign of elongation | Retardation, extinction, vibration directions, elongation | |
| Fri, Jan 14 | 5 | Uniaxial minerals, optics, optic sign, pleochroism | ||
| Mon, Jan 17 | Holiday: MLK Day | |||
| Wed, Jan 19 | 6 | Uniaxial indicatrix (terminology: XYZ, abc/a1a2a3, omega-epsilon-epsilon', alpha-beta-gamma), uniaxial conoscopy | ||
| Fri, Jan 21 | 7 | Uniaxial Interference Figures | Uniaxial mineral observations | |
| Mon, Jan 24 | 8 | Biaxial minerals, optics, optic sign, pleochroism, indicatrix, relation to crystal axes | ||
| Wed, Jan 26 | 9 | Biaxial interference figures | ||
| Fri, Jan 28 | 10 | Biaxial interference figures ctd. | Biaxial mineral observations | |
| Mon, Jan 31 | 11 | Dispersion | ||
| Wed, Feb 2 | 12 | Catch-up day/Review | ||
| Fri, Feb 4 | 13 | Midterm exam - covers through Dispersion | ||
| Mon, Feb 7 | 14 | Igneous Rocks: Feldspars | ||
| Wed, Feb 9 | 15 | Igneous Rocks: Other Minerals | ||
| Fri, Feb 11 | 16 | Igneous Rocks: Intrusive Textures | ||
| Mon, Feb 14 | 17 | Igneous Rocks: Extrusive Textures | ||
| Wed, Feb 16 | 18 | Sedimentary Rocks | ||
| Fri, Feb 18 | 19 | Metamorphic Rocks: Minerals | ||
| Mon, Feb 21 | Holiday: President's Day | |||
| Wed, Feb 23 | 20 | Metamorphic Rocks: Minerals | ||
| Fri, Feb 25 | 21 | Metamorphic Rocks: Textures | ||
| Mon, Feb 28 | 22 | Metamorphic Rocks: Textures | ||
| Wed, Mar 2 | 23 | Project Presentations | ||
| Fri, Mar 4 | 24 | Project Presentations | ||
| Mon, Mar 7 | 25 | Catch-up day/Review | ||
| Wed, Mar 9 | 26 | Lab Exam start | ||
| Fri, Mar 11 | 27 | Wrap-up & Evaluations | ||
| Tue, Mar 15 | Final Exam 3:30-5:30 | |||